Nigerian singer Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi, better known as Bella Shmurda, has refuted claims that Nigerian artistes are skyrocketing their efficiency expenses.
Naija Knowledge reports that Bella Shmurda, in a fresh interview with Naija FM Lagos, said he and his colleagues fee high expenses due to the their high expenditures as musicians.
The ‘Trace Certain’ crooner outlined that musicians pay loads of the of us that work gradual the scenes on their excursions from their efficiency expenses.
He additionally cited the high fee of song manufacturing and promotion, in addition to because the costly standard of living required to defend well-known person situation, as causes their efficiency expenses are high.
He said, “Talking from the perspectives of an artiste, making song is dear. I don’t repeat clothes because I’m a public resolve. I spent $100,000 to pay producers, songwriters and engineers that labored on my album. That’s over N100 million. Now to no longer state song videos and promotion costs. That’s plenty.
“So, I’m going for a allege, I’d fee what would equate my investments. Despite the truth that I don’t ticket profit, I must soundless a least be ready to recover the price of manufacturing. So, we are now no longer overcharging. At the same time as you sight at it from our personal level of view, you are going to agree that we are now no longer overcharging.”
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